Glory Film Analysis

Glory The movie “Glory” tells the story of the transformation of an oppressed people to proud people. The movie glory tells the history of the 54th Massachusetts infantry. It became the first black regiment to fight in the north in the civil war. Black soldiers, northern freeman, and some escaped slaves made up the Regiment. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists.

He is very hard on the soldiers and he is confronted by Col. Shaw who believes he is being too harsh on the soldiers. Mulcahy, though, disagrees with him saying that they need to grow up. Mulcahy also says things like, “You are ugly Mexican-African fuckin ' whores,” to the soldiers throughout his time training these soldiers. Mulcahy’s attitude towards the African American soldiers throughout Glory is harsh and he is very hard on the men during training. • B- Col. Montgomery: a Union officer who leads a “Raid on Combahee Ferry” in the South (On my DVD, his scene occurs at about the 1:02:00-1:08:00 mark (1hr 2min to 1hr

Okonkwo wants Nwoye “to be a great farmer and a great man” however, Nwoye is showing signs of laziness like his grandfather Unoka. Since, Nwoye was starting to be lazy, Okonkwo would “correct him by constant nagging and beating.” Okonkwo thought beating him was teaching him to not be lazy and be a great man. However, it just made turn and push away. Okonkwo’s relationship with Nwoye “is turning father hating into a new trend into the family.” Okonkwo hated his father Unoka and wanted to be nothing like him and now Nwoye hates his father Okonkwo and wants to be nothing like him. This means Nwoye wants to be like his grandfather Unoka because he was lazy and that is the opposite of his father Okonkwo- a hard

The Civil War African American men and women roles in the civil war Name Affiliation Date Introduction In 1861, most African American men welcomed the beginning of the civil war when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina after the inauguration of the U.S president Abraham Lincoln. Most of the African American men served as guards for railways and bridges, scouts and spies in addition to their participation in the war fighting troops (Smith, 2002). Because of the suffering at home, thousands of the enslaved African American women began the transition to freedom and began new lives regardless of the horrors of the civil war (Blanton and Wike, 2002). Most of the African American women also disguised themselves as men and

Endovier is a slave town where rebels and enemies are sent to work as slaves until they die. Dorian too is disgusted by his father’s actions and soon realizes that he has to work up the courage to tell his father to put a stop to this madness. The fight for freedom plays a major role throughout the

Feminism should be more about allowing women to apply for the same jobs as men, equal pay for both men and women, the right to vote, etc. These are the things Beyoncé stated in her lyrics. Behavior should not be important as females and males can behave however they want. It is not illegal for a female to behave like a male, or for

The film Glory takes place during the American Civil War and recounts the experiences of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The film opens on the battlefield, where Captain Robert Gould Shaw was wounded and eventually lost consciousness. Following his recovery, Shaw was promoted to Colonel, in command of the proposed 54th Massachusetts Infantry. The film then turned its focus onto the training of the unit, which took up a majority of the film. During this time, the film revealed several tensions and struggles faced by the members of the infantry, specifically those of four characters with distinct personalities that shared a tent, as well as commander, Shaw.

In the years of the Civil War, African Americans played an important role in contributing to the Union Army and the confederate army. A great deal of African American men volunteered to join the Union Army but only after they gained freedom did they participate in fighting the war. Besides the Union Army, there was the confederate army which consisted of slave labor whom were forced to aid the confederacy following their masters. Later in the war, the Confederacy ran short on men and were in need to supply soldiers, leaving no choice but to enlist the colored men. Not only were African American men impacted from the war, but African American women also served to supply and aid in the war.

Mark Twain expressed through his characters how slaves were thought of as property and not human beings. This is evident at the slave auction and throughout the story as Jim fights to buy his family's freedom. Aunt Sally also drives home the message that blacks are not men when after the steamboat explosion she is told a "nigger" was killed and she replies, "Well, it's lucky; because sometimes people do get hurt!" (Twain 228). Earlier, Twain shows just how racist people are when Pap Finn actually gives up his right to vote because a black man has the right to vote.

Armand may be seen as hypocritical here because “ He has treated his slaves with violence and cruelty based on the color of their skin, and now he must face the fact that he is part African American himself” (“Irony in Desiree’s Baby”…1). This plot twist is somewhat beautiful in a tragic way because it leaves the readers in shock and the antagonist is in complete dismay. Armand could of had a beautiful life with a loving family but he chose to let lineage destroy their future. Desiree loved him madly but as soon as he thought she was part African American he got rid of her. The greatest part of this

The character core such as Trip, Thomas and John Rawlins showed why black soldiers were proud to be apart of the union army and were ready and willing to stand for what they believed. The racism of both Union and Confederate troops which was displayed throughout the movie with examples such as the letter sent from the Confederate President Davies stating that all black troops that were captured would be put in slavery or killed likewise there commanding officers would be hanged, or when the Union army did not pay them the military standard 13.00 dollars and stated that the money was being deducted for their uniforms the men refused to take inadequate pay and in a show of unity Shaw and his officers refused their pay to show their solidarity which was one of the powerful

The second person in Shaw’s life is Thomas Searles an educated freed man who is Captain Shaw’s friend. When Thomas hears the news about Captain Shaw commanding the black regiment, Thomas is unrelenting to volunteer in fighting in the civil war. The third character is John Rawlins, he is a grave digger that helped save and find Captain Shaw from the battle of Antietam. He is a wise old man that wants everybody to get along, so he is the peacekeeper and leader, Shaw gave Rawlins a promotion so he is now a Sergeant Major, which is the first time ever in history that an African American was being promoted to Sergeant Major, so this is a sign of change in the White mental about African Americans. The fourth character in the movie was named Major Cabot Forbes, he is Captain Shaw’s long time Childhood friend who joined the military with Shaw.

The Confederate Flag came from the war. When we won the war we also won the flag and also freedom. The Confederate Flag is not racist. There are african-americans that fought in the war to bring us freedom. There are african-americans that want to support the flag to stay.

Even though, they had made some progression from since slavery, but majority of them lived in poverty as the whites continue to reap the benefits of white privileges. Therefore, they were looking for a way to express their frustration and the black power movement gave them that microphone because they felt it was time for them to benefit from the years of hard work. The African Americans had tried non-violence under Dr. Martin Luther King and the believe they should leave no stone unturned when dealing with equality. The Black Power Movement was viewed as a success as such groups as the Black Panther Party gained local support in urban neighborhoods for their advocacy, black control of political and economic institutions that they led an effort to build black pride and self-esteem (Robin D. G. Kelley, 2000, p.